BU231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Incrementalism, Fiduciary
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Unintentional torts: product liability, difficulties faced by both employees and employers in avoiding unethical behavior. Product liability: ongoing duty to warn, dangerous products, products that are discovered to be defective, scientific and technological advancements. Occupier"s liability: the special standard of care owed by persons who occupy property to persons who enter those premises, occupier = the person who has control over the property, special standards for duty of care. 3667 (oca: schneider was a professional skier, conservation area is only maintained in the summer but it is available to use in the winter. The skier ends up on a little hill and there was a cement block covered in snow and the skier was injured by it so she sued. St. clear was not liable: occupiers" liability act, r. s. o. (cid:883)99(cid:882), c. *economic loss in tort law: hedley byrne & co. ltd. v heller and partners [1964] a. c. 465, created a new tort called negligent misreprestetation, byrne was an advertising company.
